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Southern Planter
Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi
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On July 10, 1832, a duel on the Georgia-South Carolina border between Turner Bynum of the Sentinel and Mr. Perry of the Greenville Mountaineer left Bynum mortally wounded; he died on August 17. Perry escaped unharmed.
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An affair of honor occurred on the 10th ult. on the Georgia line, between Turner Bynum, Esq. of the Sentinel, and Mr. Perry, of the Greenville Mountaineer. The vest and coat of Mr. Perry were cut by the ball of his antagonist, but he escaped uninjured. The latter received a wound in his right side which has, we are sorry to learn, terminated mortally. He expired on the evening of the 17th in the bloom of his youth.
Mr. Bynum was for many years a citizen of Columbia, and had acquired the esteem and respect of his numerous acquaintances by the manliness of his character and the urbanity of his deportment. His acquirements and talents were of a highly respectable order, and gave promise of eminence in his future career.—Times & Gazette.
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Georgia Line
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On The 10th Ult.; Expired On The Evening Of The 17th
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mr. perry escaped uninjured; turner bynum received a mortal wound in his right side and expired on the evening of the 17th
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An affair of honor (duel) occurred on the 10th ult. on the Georgia line between Turner Bynum, Esq. of the Sentinel, and Mr. Perry of the Greenville Mountaineer. The ball from Bynum cut Perry's vest and coat but he was uninjured. Bynum was mortally wounded in his right side.